Festival of India - Development and Diplomacy At the End of the Cold War

This Element studies the Festival of India in the United States (1985-1986), one of the biggest events ever mounted to promote goodwill between two countries. It delineates how this multi-sited spectacle of unprecedented size and near unfathomable political, economic, and cultural influence impacted theatre and performance studies.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. 'All the Raj: India is in, and everyone's going subcontinental'; 3. The administrative organization of the festival; 4. Actors; 5. Cultural development; 6. Zoological performance: Aditi, Mela!, and the golden eye; 7. Theatrical performance: Peter Brook's Mahabharata; 8. Conclusion; References.

Summary

This Element studies the Festival of India in the United States (1985–1986), one of the biggest events ever mounted to promote goodwill between two countries. It delineates how this multi-sited spectacle of unprecedented size and near unfathomable political, economic, and cultural influence impacted theatre and performance studies.

Product details

• Authors: Rashna Darius Nicholson, Rashna Darius (University of Warwick) Nicholson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2024
• EAN: 9781009485999
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0948599-9
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Theatre, Performance and the Political
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Cultural Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / African, International Relations, India, Theatre Studies, United States of America, USA, The Cold War, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), c 1945 to c 1990 (the Cold War period), Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Pageants, parades, festivals